Improvement in lamp-burners



J. A. TALPEY. Lamp-Burner.

No. 211,195. Pafented fan. 7, 1879.

' INVIELTOR: fi 4? BY ATTORNEYS.

N-PEFERS. PHOTO LITHQGR UNITED STATES PATENT EEIoE.

JOSEPH A. TALPEY, OF SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN LAMP-BURNERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 211,195, dated January7, 1879; application filed October 8, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OSEPH A. TALPEY, of Somerville, in the county ofMiddlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and ImprovedLam p-Burner, of which the following is a specification: I

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a top View, and Fig. 2a vertical central section, of my improved lamp-burner on line a: a,Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspondin g parts.

My invention consists in providing the flat wick-tube of an oil-lampwith a taper or small wick-tube, which is so placed in said flattube asto divide it into two equal parts, and also project above its top, asand for the purpose hereinafter stated.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a lamp-burner, of the usualapproved construction, and B the wick'tube of the same. At the centerand inside of the wick-tube is arranged a small round tube, 0, that issoldered at the lower part to the wick-tube B, so as to be firmly heldin position therein. The smaller interior tube G serves for receiving ataperwick that is to be used for a night-light. The taper-wick israised-or lowered either simply by a pin or by a ratchet-wheelarrangement.

The small interior wick-tube is extended above the upper edge of thewick-tube about from the two separate or divided wicks, at each side ofthe central wick-tube, are not separated but united, and form oneperfect flame the same as if an entire undivided wick were used.

When the lamp is to be used for the night, the larger wicks are turneddown, the taperwick continuing then to burn and to keep up a small flamefor the night, forming thus a convenient and economical attachment tothe common lamp-burner.

I am aware that camphene and other burners have been provided with twotubes, and that a taper-tube on the outside of a flat wicktube is notnew, but by arranging the taper,- tube in the middle of a flat wick-tubethe flame comes in the middle of cone-slot.

I am also aware that a lamp-top has been constructed with a flatwick-tube provided with a supplemental or auxiliary tube located at oneside thereof, and-in line with the slot in the cone.

What I claim is- I11 combination with the flat wick-tube B, the smalltaper-wick tube 0, placed in the lengthwise middle of the former, andprojecting above it, as and for the purpose specified.

JOSEPH A. TALPEY.

Witnesses:

JAS. B. BELL, F. S. KETTELL.

